We knew Microsoft’s Xbox Series X stream would be a showcase for Halo Infinite, and sure enough, the new game from 343 took center stage at the event. A cinematic trailer to open the event showed the creation of Master Chief’s iconic armor, followed by a gameplay reveal.

The gameplay session started with Master Chief crash-landing with the assistance of a pilot. Master Chief told him they have to stop the Banished, and then headed out on a mission. After dispatching some grunts, Chief headed into a Warthog and consulted a map for his objectives. It appears to be a more open-world structure, with various objectives that can be tackled in any order. An extended combat sequence confirmed the rumors of a grappling hook, as Master Chief used it to grasp a crate and throw it at an enemy. The trailer ended with the apparent antagonist explaining that he’s already taken over the Halo, and he looks forward to clashing with Master Chief as a fellow battle-hardened warrior.

The next entry in the series premiered campaign gameplay for the first time during the show, and we learned just how enormous Master Chief’s adventure will be. Halo Infinite’s titular Halo ring is enormous. In fact, it’s bigger than the worlds in Halo 5 and Halo 4 put together, and the campaign is locked at 60 frames per second on Xbox Series X the entire time. Microsoft promises the battles will be bigger than ever before, and there will be all-new gameplay mechanics we haven’t seen in the series.

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Halo Infinite arrives on Xbox Series X, Xbox One, and PC this holiday season. As part of the Xbox Smart Delivery program, those who buy the game for Xbox One will be able to upgrade to the Xbox Series X version for free.

Prior to the presentation, Microsoft teased the footage and hinted at the return of the Banished from Halo Wars 2. Xbox boss Phil Spencer also said Halo Infinite is rethinking the structure of a Halo game.

Spencer has said that no first-party exclusives are coming in the first few years of the Series X lifecycle, though he later clarified that first-party studios are free to make them if they wish.

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